Multiple Grade 1 winner Iotapa, fresh off a third-place effort in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, sold for $2.8 million to China Horse Club to take over as the top price of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale’s first session on Tuesday.
Herman Sarkowsky, who owned champion Phone Chatter and Grade 1 stakes winners Dixie Chatter and Dixie Union, died Sunday after an illness, the family announced.
E Dubai’s Humor made short work of the competition in her debut, and on Thursday she will step up into allowance company for the $42,000 allowance feature at Laurel Park.
Protectionist, a 7-1 shot ridden by Ryan Moore, won Tuesday’s $5,241,600 Melbourne Cup in Australia, part of a winning exacta of European shippers in the field of 22.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In the days before optional-claiming races, when tracks ran standard allowances without a claiming option, horses had to move up in class off a victory. Those days are over, provided a trainer is willing to run a horse for a price.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The richest race Thursday is scheduled for turf, but could be forced to the main track by inclement weather.
The memorable Breeders’ Cup performances of Main Sequence, Lady Eli, Goldencents, Dayatthespa, and Untapable ended up being overshadowed late Saturday afternoon by the start of the $5 million Classic, when Bayern took out main rival Shared Belief and eliminated Moreno with a break best described as diagonal.
Grade 1 winner Egg Drop, in foal to leading sire Tapit, sold to Bridlewood Farm for $1.9 million to set the bar early at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale’s first session Tuesday.
Horses to watch from Woodbine Harness.
Horses to watch from Pocono Downs.
